We’re excited to share with you our brand new 3 minute explainer video for business as mission! Business as Mission is the creation and growth of for-profit, sustainable companies that are intentional about Kingdom of God purposes. Business as mission (BAM) addresses the economic, social, environmental, and spiritual needs of unreached peoples and vulnerable […]
BAM Global is celebrating its ten year anniversary in 2024, having been formally founded in 2014 on the foundation of earlier network-building efforts. To celebrate, we are posting a new 10 x Series this month; sharing some of our top 10 favourite BAM-related resources and inspirations. 10 favourite resources from global BAM network leaders We […]
BAM Global is celebrating its ten year anniversary in 2024, having been formally founded in 2014 on the foundation of earlier network-building efforts. To celebrate, we are posting a new 10 x Series this month; sharing some of our top 10 favourite BAM-related resources and inspirations. 10 favourite books from the BAM Global Core Team […]
BAM Global is celebrating its ten year anniversary in 2024, having been formally founded in 2014 on the foundation of earlier network-building efforts. To celebrate, we are posting a new 10 x Series this month; sharing some of our top 10 favourite BAM-related resources and inspirations. This is one of our favourite 10 x lists, […]
Listen to four people share firsthand how they are contributing their unique gifts and experiences to build the BAM ecosystem. The BAM ecosystem is bigger than you think! As well as BAM practitioners – those who actually run the business as mission companies – there are countless others supporting those practitioners and companies. […]
This month we are starting a blog series that will explore different pathways into BAM and different ways to be involved. We begin this month with the topic of getting involved in doing BAM yourself. In the coming months, we’ll explore more ideas for enabling, resourcing and connecting others to do BAM. Over the past […]
In our series this month “Exploring BAM as Justice: Choosing Hope in the Face of Challenge” we’re taking a deep dive into the intersection of faith, business, and complex global realities. We’ll be looking at business as mission’s impact on poverty and justice issues across the globe. In this interview, we have the privilege of hearing […]
We have been sharing a series throughout October on ‘What in the World is God Doing through Business as Mission?!’ We’ve been aiming to ‘put the global into BAM Global’ by highlighting encouraging BAM developments from different parts of the world during this month. If reading about the work of BAM networks in different […]
We are sharing a series throughout October on ‘What in the World is God Doing through Business as Mission?!’ We are aiming to ‘put the global into BAM Global’ by highlighting encouraging BAM developments from different parts of the world during this month. God is on the move across the Americas! To provide an insight […]
We are sharing a series throughout October on ‘What in the World is God Doing through Business as Mission?!’ We are aiming to ‘put the global into BAM Global’ by highlighting encouraging BAM developments from different parts of the world during this month. God is on the move across Asia! To provide an insight into […]
The BAM movement is not just a movement of business people. It’s a movement of consumers. We are all consumers, so while it’s crucial that BAM business owners are making ethical decisions regarding their supply chain and workforce, it could be argued that collectively as consumers we command an even greater power to shape ethical […]
It is difficult to capture what it was like to attend the BAM Global Summit. It’s tough to do justice to the experience of hundreds of people sharing their ideas and prayers live and in real-time from all corners of the world. Of hearing testimonies of how God is moving through His people in business […]
In last week’s blog, we discussed understanding ourselves as threads tightly woven by God into a tapestry of community and purpose. This week we’re passing along some great resources and practical steps to pair with part 1. God gifted each of us with unique skill sets, talents, and abilities to speak into the lives of […]
Our individual stories are like the “threads in the tapestry” that make up the story of mankind. Each unique thread contributes to the whole picture. This week in The BAM Review, we will use this metaphor as we consider our stories in the context of God’s story, business as mission, and the stories of people […]
This month we are exploring different motives a missional entrepreneur may have for pursuing business as mission as their strategy of choice. To set the scene, here is a classic introduction to BAM as a strategy from the Lausanne Occasional Paper on Business as Mission. Published nearly 20 years ago, these arguments are as compelling […]
Read this classic blog from our Archives, first published on The BAM Review blog in November 2016 and republished for the Summer Series 2022. When we have a major decision to make, we often ask those around us for input. Sometimes we follow that advice and other times we don’t. Occasionally we might look back and […]
Read this classic blog from our Archives, first published on The BAM Review blog in January 2016 and republished for the Summer Series 2022. From Dream to Island Reality: Samantha At the tender age of nine, rather than dreaming of make-believe castles and glass slippers, Samantha dreamed about living her life on a certain archipelago […]
Read this classic blog from our Archives, first published on The BAM Review blog in January 2015 and republished for the Summer Series 2022. A good business as mission business will, by definition, have many of the characteristics of any well-run business. A kingdom business must be profitable and sustainable just as any other business. […]
Business as mission is hard. Very hard! Missionaries with little business experience but plenty of vision start businesses and struggle. Experienced business people start businesses in new countries or cultures and struggle. Too many business as mission (BAM) companies wander in the desert aimlessly. They need a compass to guide them—something to remind them of […]
Welcome to the updated list of BAM Job Opportunities on The BAM Review for March 2021. Internships – Various BAM Companies OPEN is looking for interns for between 6-12 weeks to work in BAM Companies in Africa, Middle East and all parts of Asia. On-site and virtual internships available now through 2021. More information […]
Welcome to the rebooted list of BAM Job Opportunities on The BAM Review. Much has changed in the world since we last posted a ‘job blog’ in March 2020 and so we felt it was appropriate to start from scratch with a brand new list. All jobs listed here are up to date and current, […]
Each quarter we post an updated list of BAM Job Opportunities on The BAM Review. Welcome to the March 2020 edition. Senior Web Engineer – Equakecreative – Remote/Contract Equakecreative is a branding and product development agency based in San Diego, California since 1999. We assist our partners by telling their incredible stories online and build products that […]
A good business as mission business will, by definition, have many of the characteristics of any well-run business. A kingdom business must be profitable and sustainable just as any other business. Integrity, fairness and excellent customer service are characteristics of any good business, not just a business as mission venture. As such, while important, those characteristics […]
Each quarter we post an updated list of BAM Job Opportunities on The BAM Review. Welcome to the December 2019 edition. Various Positions – IT Company in North India Envision yourself as part of a team built on the foundation of servant leadership, where we intentionally support each other in growth as individuals and a […]
Each quarter we post an updated list of BAM Job Opportunities on The BAM Review. Welcome to the September 2019 edition. NEW: Early Childhood Pre-school Teacher – Alabaster Project in West Africa Alabaster Project is a Christian mission organization currently established in three countries. It is located and works among the unreached people groups […]
by Jo Plummer This year marks around 20 years since the term ‘Business as Mission’ was first used and discussed amongst a growing group of like-minded people around the world. Of course, there were pioneer BAM models before that time, not to mention the fact that business and mission have been integrated in many different ways […]
Each quarter we post an updated list of BAM Job Opportunities on The BAM Review. Welcome to the May 2019 edition. NEW: Agriculture Company for Ownership Transfer – East Asia We are an American company registered as manufacturer of small agriculture machines. We can also import and sell small ag related products; develop, produce […]